Manipur Draft Voters List: 1.58 Lakh Fail to Submit Forms, But Can Still Appeal
The Manipur draft voters list, published on Sunday, contains 19.34 lakh electors out of the state's 20.93 lakh eligible voters, representing 92.42% coverage across 60 Assembly constituencies. This is under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise conducted between May 30 and June 28, as announced by Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Arun Kumar Sinha.
A total of 1.58 lakh electors (7.58%) did not submit their enumeration forms during the SIR process, the CEO said. Of the 19.34 lakh electors, 9.40 lakh are male, 9.93 lakh female, and 293 third-gender, according to the draft rolls. Additionally, 20,442 electors are in the 18-19 age group.
Sinha assured that no elector's name would be deleted from the draft rolls without due process. "Nobody can remove anybody from the draft electoral roll unless he has been given an opportunity of hearing. Only after hearing and passing a speaking order, can a person’s name be deleted from the draft electoral roll," he said.
Even after the publication of the final voters’ list on September 6, aggrieved electors can appeal under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. This ensures that those who missed the SIR deadline still have a chance to be included in the final list.
